V8 Locations

The Research Station
First established in 1982 the research station was a joint effort by the American and Norwegian governments. It stands on the western half of the island separated from the town by the mountain. It is made up of five separate buildings of varying sizes, each containing different facilities needed by the staff who lived and worked on the base. It also included a set of tunnels to connect the buildings so that it would not be necessary for anyone to travel above ground during the cold winter months. Long since abandoned following a cut in funding, the base has spent its years being covered and uncovered by layers of snow. The buildings themselves have remained in good condition, thanks to their construction from precast concrete on steel frames with facades made out of composite insulated metal panels.

Sub-Areas

The Quarters
The second largest building on the station, the informal nickname of The Quarters stuck with it as soon as the researchers arrived. The dark green building sits in the center of the station and has two stories. The ground floor contains the dining area and kitchens while the sleeping quarters for all the station personnel can be found on the upper floor.


 * Sleeping Quarters

Located on the second floor of The Quarters building, the sleeping quarters themselves were periodically updated throughout the operating life of the station. Initially simple rooms with a bed, desk, and end-table, the contents were improved upon over the years, though most personal touches have been removed. Each of the rooms comes off the main corridor that runs down the center of the floor and are roughly five square meters in size. The rooms all contain a single bed frame topped with a moldy mattress, a thin wooden desk with a basic plastic seated chair, and a full-length mirror hanging off the wall. The floor and the rooms themselves are all covered in a layer of dust and debris from the years of abandonment and there is a noticeable draft of cold air that flows through the floor whenever it is windy.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * Little Lost Bunny (Gwendolyn Kennedy, Zhijuan Lung-Romney, Shawn Bellamy, Andrew Lapson, Adam Lader)
 * Who the fuck are you? I mean, who the fuck are you trying to do the shit I do? (Zhijuan Lung-Romney, Chiara Masina, Derek Caldwell
 * From Dusk... (Claire Haig)
 * ...til Dawn. (Evie McKown)
 * The Red Butterfly (Derek Caldwell, Chiara Masina)
 * Glow Up (Chiara Masina)
 * I'm a Derek and Dereks don't run! (Derek Caldwell)
 * Cue Fanfare (Kyle Emerson, Cassie Chao, Madeleine Molliqaj)


 * Dining Area

The dining area and kitchens are found on the ground floor of The Quarters and are made up of one main dining room that features square tables set up for multiple people and a kitchen separated by a swinging door. The kitchen itself is on the basic side, including two fridges, two ovens, and two stoves along with countertops and a sink; all of the appliances are now non-functional with no electricity to power them. While the station was in operation mealtimes tended to be communal with food served through a large portal in the wall between the kitchen and seating area. The chairs in the room have soft-cushioned seats and backrests with a metal frame. All the chairs are neatly tucked into their respective tables.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * Beyond figure out (Andrew Lapson, Shawn Bellamy)
 * Ursa Major Meltdown (Eve Zima, Ingrid Wilde, Joshua James, Matthew Bell, Jack Kilgore)
 * In a few hours those who remain alive will envy the dead (Bill Taylor, Jezzie Stark)
 * I'm Just A Shot Away From You (Mildred Platt, Kathleen Vozelnik, Angelo Lee)
 * Moths in a Lighthouse (Katelyn Graves, Eden Zima)
 * Fall Out Through the Fallout (Juanita Reid, Crystal Henderson, Ashlyn Graves, Connie Toda)
 * Give Me a Kiss to Build a Dream On (John Davis, Crystal Henderson, Ashlyn Graves, Juanita Reid)
 * Not Running (Connie Toda)


 * Quarters Basement

The basement of the quarters is a large space spanning nearly the entire area of the building. It features plentiful wooden beams, which were a frequent hazard for people hitting their heads. Used mainly for storage the cold concrete floor is covered in boxes of old holiday decorations, broken furniture, boxes of old files as well as other assorted junk. An entrance to the tunnels can also be found here.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * Broken Angels, Wingless, Cast from Heaven's Gate (Kelsey Brewer, Shannon Choi, Alex Avanesian, Maya Press)
 * I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD, I'M GREAT (Adam Lader)
 * This Christmas (Shu Hawthorne, Daenerys Todd, Molly Oliveira, Lúcio Oliveira)

Infirmary
The infirmary is located inside its own building and features all the amenities that would be expected; however, someone has gone through the medical materials to remove cutting implements such as scalpels, and any remaining medication to be found is long since expired. The infirmary section itself contains four beds and an examination room that can and has previously been used as an operating room for emergencies. There is also an office with a desk, chairs, and filing cabinets along with a store with plastic boxes stacked onto metal shelving.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * C'est la Vie (Constance Blanchet, Leslie Romero)
 * These days of dishonourable peace (Colm Forsyth, Betty Quinn, DeMarcus Miller, Dominiqua Ashmore, Fred Hobbes)
 * Stranger in the Alps (Evie McKown, Claire Haig, Connie Toda)
 * Already Gone (Evie McKown)
 * Here to Stay (Claire Haig)
 * The Domesday Book (Claire Haig, Evie McKown, Chloé Delacroix, Lara Bullock)
 * My Way Home Is Through You (Evie McKown)
 * The Path of the Guillotine (Claire Haig)

Correctional
Back when the research base was in use, the correctional facility would be used in case someone broke any laws or, more likely, needed a place to sober up. The correctional facility is a small building that holds one cell with metal bars and a fully-furnished cot. The rest of the room features one desk and a chair.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * All Alone (Daenerys Todd, Roberta Chen, Darryl Smith Jr.)
 * One Room (Micah Flanagan, Danielle Bird, Lara Bullock, Joshua James)
 * The Disappearance of an Internet Angel (Russell Fitzroy, Dawn Montogomery, Tenshi Fukushima-Yves, Madeleine Molliqaj, Cassie Chao)
 * Feast of the Morning Star (Content Warning) (Joshua James, Shu Hawthorne)

Research Lab
The research lab is one of the largest buildings in the research station complex. It contains multiple rows of tables for experiments to be conducted on and different cupboards that contain a large variety of equipment and tools, though as with the rest of the island anything resembling weaponry has been removed. There is also a fume hood pushed up against one of the walls of the room and a set of incubators.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * intersection (Jacob Winters, Tull Talbott, Mildred Platt, Dawn Montogomery, Kathleen Vozelnik)
 * : after story (Cedar Dalisay, Russell Fitzroy, Dawn Montogomery, Tenshi Fukushima-Yves, Alex Avanesian, Tull Talbott)
 * It's Not Like I Like You (Mildred Platt, Angelo Lee, Kathleen Vozelnik)
 * ooh wee a dead body (Alex Avanesian)
 * Knowing You (Daniel Ozanne, Russell Fitzroy)
 * Further Torments and Slavery (Daniel Ozanne)
 * Guilt (Karen Nguyen, Amy Chen)

Recreation
The recreation building is located next to the Quarters and served as a place for the research personnel to relax and unwind between long shifts. It is a single-story building primarily made up of two sections: the general rec room, which contains a TV, bar, and various social games, and the gym, along with a changing area for said gym.


 * Rec Room

The recreation room was a larger room where the residents of the base would go to relax during downtime. The room has a collection of sofas and armchairs arranged facing a large grey CRT TV with built in VCR player that was usually used to play a variety of movies, a collection of VHS that can be found arranged on a bookshelf. The room also contains a ping-pong and pool table in its centre and a homemade bar along the far wall that was clearly added in later, even featuring a dusty neon sign for Coors.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * Bishop's Opening (Shawn Bellamy, Spike Havighurst, Bill Taylor)
 * As Fierce as My Morning Cornflakes (Letitia May, Salem Fox, Darryl Smith Jr.)
 * 36 Chambers (Darryl Smith Jr., Joan Leaven, Salem Fox, Letitia May)
 * @tracendanya You litte F**ker You made a shit of piece with your trash SOTTF it’s F**King Bad this trash game (Alex Avanesian)
 * Would Not Rec! (Betty Hartley, Derek Caldwell, Chiara Masina)


 * Gym

The gym is contained in the same building as the recreation room but is much smaller than the other room used for free time. The equipment available was limited to a couple of weightlifting benches, two treadmills and two rowing machines. All the weights and bars have been removed leaving behind a very empty weight rack sitting dejectedly against one wall.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * Mean Time To Breakdown (Danielle Bird, Billie Sommerfield)
 * Dirty Harry (Daenerys Todd, Corbin Azinger, Abhishek Panicker)
 * November Has Come (Daenerys Todd)
 * bec de corbin (Corbin Azinger, Lillian Larsen, Amaryllis Peszek-Byrne)
 * Would You Like To Pet The Kitty? (Katelyn Graves, Kelsey Brewer, Dawn Montogomery)

The Garages
The garages are very simplistic and built solely for the purpose of holding the station's fleet of vehicles. They feature two roll-up sheet metal doors, one rolled up enough for some to crouch under it and the other closed, along with a side door that has been frozen shut. Inside sit three vehicles: one all-terrain jeep that lacks a full set of tires and two snowmobiles.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * Voyeurism (Shu Hawthorne)
 * Our White Nightmare (Derek Caldwell, Chiara Masina, Lara Bullock)
 * Fragment 24d (Ren Vu, Meena Lalita Kumar)
 * Iron Lotus (Teddie Boyd, Timothy Adams, Eden Glass, Ellis Wheaton)
 * The Fool was her (Eden Glass, Ellis Wheaton, Timothy Adams, Teddie Boyd, Ashlyn Graves, Juanita Reid)
 * Vultures (June Madison, Medea Parth, Olive Mayo, Elodie Hailey)

Listening Station
The listening station is set the furthest out of all the research stations buildings, so that it would not be disturbed by any noises of activity taking place within the station. The listening station itself is a rather small building, easily distinguishable from the collection of antenna that sit on its roof. Inside the building is a sparse setup with an audio console that old and worn out headsets are attached too. There is one small rectangular window that has been buried under the snowfall, making the interior of the building perpetually dark.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * The Dead of Winter (Claire Haig)
 * Transmitter Failure (Evie McKown, Claire Haig, Alex Avanesian)
 * Roses and Whiskey (Fey Zelenka-Morrison, Calvin Rawls, Piper Puncheon)
 * “Look, Zeus is a deadbeat. Don’t rely on him for anything.” (California Fox, Fey Zelenka-Morrison, Trinity Ashmore)
 * Zero Incoming (Iris Waite, Richard Buster Jr., Darryl Smith Jr.)
 * Schadenfreude (Lara Bullock)

Underground Tunnels
Built to allow the occupants of the research base to move between buildings during even the harshest of weather, the tunnels are long, dark and cold concrete pathways that lead between each building with a junction in the middle. Anywhere on the research station can be reached via the tunnels. However, aside from the Quarters, the entrance and exits to the other buildings are all located just outside, necessitating a brief spell in the elements regardless of the destination.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)
 * Murphy's Law (Alexander Hawthorne, Valentin Shulgin, Roberta Chen, Eden Zima)
 * Playtime (Connie Toda, Evie McKown, Claire Haig)
 * Monochrome Memories (Kelsey Brewer)
 * Water Is Alright in Tay (Fey Zelenka-Morrison)
 * keep looking forward on paths sideways (June Madison, Medea Parth)


 * Bodies:

The Wilderness
Separating the research station from the mining town is an expanse of wilderness. The main features of this untamed stretch of land are the large mountain that rises up in imposing fashion at the middle of the island, the expansive tundra forest that was formerly used for trapping, and a frozen lake with a campground on its shore. All of these areas and pathways are long since abandoned and are now showing signs of disrepair.

The Snowfield
Between the base of the mountain and the research station is a large and rough expanse of land permanently covered in snow. The snowfield has remained this way thanks to the slight increase of elevation and shading from the mountain itself providing cover for the snow that frequently falls upon the island. Crossing the snowfield can be treacherous as the thick snow layer and rough terrain makes walking difficult, with the ground appearing to be flatter than it actually is. Rolled ankles and falls are not uncommon and on rare occasions, a small avalanche from the slopes of the mountain will cause a fresh layer of snow to come crashing down into the valley.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)
 * Wakey Wakey Eggs and Bakey (Alex Avanesian)
 * Take a long last look at this filet mignon (Letitia May, Jacob Lang)
 * Das Kartenhaus (Lara Bullock)
 * Blind Justice (Angelo Lee, Zora Morrison, John Davis)
 * Welcome To Your Death (Dawn Montogomery)
 * Duet (Oakley York, Betty Quinn)
 * The Hyena Laughs (Oakley York)
 * Just thought I would spice things up a bit. (Oakley York, Molly Oliveira, Mitch McDuffy, Marian Dick, Lúcio Oliveira)
 * Little Lost Bunny 2: Snow Job (Gwendolyn Kennedy)
 * Are you still watching? (Marian Dick)
 * The Human Element (Alexander Hawthorne, Valentin Shulgin)
 * the (Hector Quayle)
 * Fissure (Shawn Bellamy, Bethany Lyon)
 * Return of Simba (Richard Buster Jr., Iris Waite, Marshall West, Darryl Smith Jr.)
 * Human After All (Jessica Kawazoe)
 * All it takes is a spark (Perante Losoa, Chester Folk)
 * Better Than Cobalt (Russell Fitzroy, Victor Grail, Evie McKown, Claire Haig)
 * the smell of dust and moonlight (Corbin Azinger, Daenerys Todd)

Tundra Forest
Thick with trees and snow, the tundra forest is relatively unspoiled, and some of the deeper areas have been completely untouched by man. The forest itself is made up of western red cedar, sitka spruce, and western hemlock, which have all been able to grow to large heights thanks to a lack of logging, providing areas of shelter. Some animals can also be found roaming the forest such as mountain goats, sitka black-tailed deer, and bald eagles. A dried-up riverbed can also be seen within the forest which, if followed, leads to the lower mountain path one way and the frozen lake the other way.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)
 * Bro, I'm Straight Up Not Having A Good Time (Steven Dodds, Mitch McDuffy, Taylor Thorne, Daniel Ozanne, Jezzie Stark)
 * UWU with the best of 'em (Derek Caldwell, Donovan Lauer)
 * You Missed My Heart (Evie McKown, Claire Haig, Ashlyn Graves, Kai Rosado-Prince)
 * Some Like It Cool (Daniel Ozanne)
 * uh oh (John Kieran)
 * The Price of Evil (Katelyn Graves)
 * Athenry and Killeshandra (Fey Zelenka-Morrison)
 * Snowblind (Andrew Lapson)
 * And miles to go before I sleep (Eve Zima)
 * Actually bro it's fine, I'm okay with it now. (Eve Zima, John Kieran, Eden Zima)
 * Disposable Teens (Katelyn Graves, Mitch McDuffy)
 * Healing Grid (Beatrice Briggs)
 * My father told me (Beatrice Briggs, Shu Hawthorne, Rebekah Hayes, Jessica Romero)
 * It's Quite Hard Enough Just Living With The Stuff I Had Learned (Rebekah Hayes)
 * cache (Hector Quayle)
 * 252+ Atk Universe Existentialism vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Human Mind: 3356-3950 (515.5 - 606.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO (Anthony Jones)
 * Inland Empire (Daniel Ozanne, Taylor Thorne, Gwendolyn Kennedy)
 * No Chance (Russell Fitzroy, Mildred Platt)
 * Castle (Shawn Bellamy, Bethany Lyon, Gwendolyn Kennedy)
 * new liver, same eagles (Kai Rosado-Prince, Salem Fox)
 * We Will Find You- Acting on your best behavior, turn your back on Mother Nature (Melanie Miles, Meena Lalita Kumar, Ren Vu)
 * Comedy Unfiltered (Ellis Wheaton, Teddie Boyd, Kathleen Vozelnik)
 * by talos this can't be happening (Shannon Choi, Maya Press, Karin Han)
 * Road Taken (Trinity Ashmore)
 * Lonely & Homesick (Gwendolyn Kennedy)

Frozen Lake
An old lake that was formerly fed by the now dried-up river from the mountain, it has been frozen over the winter and a thick coat of ice sits at the surface of the water. Although the ice is solid most of the way across the lake, traversing it can still be nerve-wracking thanks to the noise of the ice cracking and shifting, combined with the slippery conditions. On top of this, there are some places on the lake where the ice is thinner and falling into the freezing water below is a distinct possibility.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)
 * Veridis Quo (Jessica Kawazoe, Marshall West, Chloé Delacroix, Kai Rosado-Prince)
 * Cold Blows The Wind (Jacob Lang)
 * Seclusion (Perante Losoa, Chester Folk)
 * Tyrant or Circumstance (Lara Bullock)
 * Finders Keepers (Leslie Romero, Aracelis Fuentes, Anthony Jones, John Kieran)
 * mirror mirror on the wall (Eden Zima)

The Campground
Located on the shore of the frozen lake between the forest itself, the campground was a popular summer getaway spot for residents of the town, frequently featuring BBQs and games of softball among other activities. The campground now is home to a few abandoned tents, an outhouse, and a single lonely log cabin with a small jetty. The time left abandoned has seen the log cabin, outhouse and jetty become covered in moss.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)

The Old Road
Cutting a path through the trees at the base of the mountain, the old road was the only usable link for vehicles wishing to travel between the mining town and the research station. This meant it was kept in relatively good condition almost year-round, although it was prone to blockages from mountain debris. In the years since the island was abandoned, no one has been present to clear these blockages, and the tarmac has started to crack and break apart from years of freezing and thawing. Despite this, it is still the most easily traversable path on the island, even with the edges of the forest starting to encroach upon it.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)

Abandoned Trapping Camp
When traveling within the forest, slightly deeper in than one would expect to find human habitation, a trapping camp can be found. Featuring one small wood cabin and a set of old tarp tents, the camp appears to have originally been used for the catching of deer. The cabin itself has not done well in its time left alone within the forest without any care; its windows are still intact, but the roof has started to sag and fall inward, making its structural integrity dubious, although it would still be effective as a form of shelter from the elements. There is also a makeshift seating area that was made using chopped wood placed on the forest floor, with seats made from circular logs and a long bench created from a split trunk. Curiously, the partially-frozen carcasses of a pack of wolves can be found strung from a log perched across the cabin roof and an indent in a nearby tree, and the remains of a recent fire pit can be found in the center of the seating circle.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Bodies:
 * Robin Valenti (-)

The Mountain
The mountain rises up in the center of the island and splits it into two halves. While most of the island sits in the shadow of the mountain's peak, it isn’t possible to reach the summit without extensive gear due to the treacherous terrain near the top. Two paths can be used to navigate around the mountain to go from one side of the island to the other, and enterprising travels can also find some locations off the beaten path.


 * Danger Zone:

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Upper Mountain Pass


 * The Hot Spring


 * Lower Mountain Pass


 * The Cave


 * Bodies:
 * Ethan Kemp (---)

The Mining Town
In its heyday the mining town was a healthy if small community, with its economy based around the mine at the base of the mountain. Unfortunately, after the disastrous mine collapse and subsequent closure, the town was cut off from its only lifeline and the community slowly died out. All that is left of this town is the empty shells of the buildings. The residents took all their important personal belongings with them when they left, but an assortment of other objects have been left behind due to inability to take them along or lack of care.


 * Danger Zone:

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Housing


 * The Hunting Lodge Bar


 * The Church


 * The Hidden Cellar


 * The Graveyard


 * The Sheriff's Office


 * Bodies:
 * Tristana Blanco Osuna (Laying in the closet of a master bedroom in one of the houses, throat slit and body covered in bloody bedsheets)

The Mine
At the top right of the town is the mine. Previously the economic center of the island, a disastrous collapse of the main mineshaft left an undeniable scar on the community. The fallout of the disaster led to many families slowly moving away to find other work or to get away from the pain of the past. Now the main mine buildings sit behind a rusted metal gate and chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The old wooden buildings of the mine remain, never having been torn down after the mine closed its doors, but their structures are all warped and broken. The entrance to the mine can still be seen, but it is inaccessible due to a combination of debris and being intentionally sealed up with a heavy wooden barrier.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * The Foreman’s Office


 * Workers' Changing Room


 * Mineral Processing


 * Bodies:

The Shoreline
On the north side of the island is a rocky shoreline, made up of larger igneous rock formations and smaller crags that form tide pools. The shoreline can be treacherous to navigate, especially when it is wet. Not too far off the shore, the remains of a small plane can be seen in the water.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Rocky Beach


 * Downed Plane


 * Bodies: